Dr. Michael Neret, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Neret
Dr. Michael Neret is a family medicine in Bay City, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Neret performed 4,404 Medicare services across 1,364 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Neret received a total of $4,713 from 45 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 246 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Neret is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 744 | $61 | $150 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 572 | $87 | $203 |
| Injection of additional new drug or substance into vein | 455 | $11 | $25 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, each additional hour | 307 | $16 | $30 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 215 | $0 | $5 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 213 | $10 | $40 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | 189 | $48 | $100 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 164 | $0 | $10 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis concurrent with another infusion | 156 | $15 | $40 |
| Injection, lidocaine hcl for intravenous infusion, 10 mg | 147 | $0 | $10 |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | 141 | $1 | $5 |
| Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes | 120 | $23 | $124 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | 98 | $9 | $40 |
| Infusion, normal saline solution, 250 cc | 74 | $0 | $0 |
| Nursing facility visit, moderate complexity | 67 | $71 | $180 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 66 | $37 | $149 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 62 | $24 | $149 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 60 | $51 | $114 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 56 | $132 | $254 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner supervision of a patient receiving medicare-covered services provided by a participating home health agency (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician or allow | 54 | $80 | $220 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 50 | $34 | $85 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 43 | $8 | $15 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | 41 | $94 | $140 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 1 to 3 leads with review by physician | 41 | $10 | $30 |
| Administration of psychological or neuropsychological test by technician, first 30 minutes | 41 | $25 | $80 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), awake and drowsy | 40 | $293 | $800 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), digital analysis | 40 | $213 | $600 |
| Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | 38 | $12 | $15 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 27 | $61 | $170 |
| Home visit, established patient, moderate complexity | 22 | $73 | $260 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 16 | $3 | $35 |
| Testing of autonomic nervous system function and heart rate response to deep breathing | 15 | $54 | $170 |
| Testing of autonomic (sympathetic) nervous system function | 15 | $86 | $250 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 15 | $1 | $75 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Neret is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 5% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 14%), with 20 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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